Chung Ying Theatre Company 2025/26 Season: Inverted Reveries
《心經》載：「心無罣礙，無罣礙故，無有恐怖。遠離顛倒夢想，究竟涅槃。」為世人擺渡，促我們破除妄念，超越世俗的煩惱與痛苦，最終脫離輪迴之苦——放諸現代語境，放下執着方可擺脫人間煉獄。
只是生而為人，談何容易。紅塵俗世自有其美，放下執着豈是唯一正途？生活五毒俱全，我們隨時隨地都會被未知之物擊垮，或者最好先着眼當下風景，好好裝備自己，認識自己的執念，直面「顛倒夢想」。不論放下或堅持， 只要找到世俗一套自處之道，便能鼓起勇氣昂首步入瘋狂世界。戲劇並非金石良言，卻可以是慰藉、可以是提問、也可以是一面鏡子，讓人深切地看見真實的自己。
第46劇季，中英劇團帶來不同劇目，瘋狂與偏執隱藏其中。它們以不同的面目展現，或是身份的錯置、或是社會性的失序、或是價值的本末倒置......所有的顛倒，都與我們有關。
🔻 Chung Ying "Energy Fun Club" members：
- 15% discount for booking 1 Main Stage production
- 20% discount for booking 2 Main Stage productions
- 25% discount for booking 3 - 4 Main Stage productions
- 10% discount for booking Black Box Theatre production
Chung Ying Member Registration: www.chungying.com/registration
🔻 Non Chung Ying "Energy Fun Club" members：
- 10% discount for booking 2-4 Main Stage productions
- No discount for Black Box Theatre production
Main Stage productions: The Insane Asylum Next to Heaven, The Play That Goes Wrong (Kwai Tsing Theatre), The Play That Goes Wrong (Yuen Long Theatre), Merrily We Roll Along
Black Box Theatre production: Marry Mummy in Daddy’s Shoes
🔻 Other membership discount ( 10% off )
CCDC Dance Inspiration or Student Dance Inspiration Members / Friends of HK Chinese Orchestra / Friends of HK Dance Company Prestige or Classic Members / HKREP Pals / Zuni Friends / Friends of HK Ballet / HK Philharmonic Orchestra Club Bravo Members; and
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🔻 Full-time Students / Senior Citizens Aged 60 or Above / Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Recipients / People with Disabilities & the Minder (50% off, with quota)
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For purchase of each concessionary ticket for people with disabilities, the customer can purchase one ticket of same concession for a minder.
Chung Ying Theatre Company: Marry Mummy in Daddy’s Shoes
Understanding Through a Surreal Lens
Falling fast asleep, you find yourself swept into a time-bending paradox—Imagine waking up to realise your estranged mother’s husband is… You! This unexpected shift offers a new perspective, allowing you to see her differently. But on that pivotal night, To do or not to do, to be or not to be?
Shing Kwai-Yin wakes up to find himself transformed into the young version of his father, transported back to the day his father married his mother. Convinced that he's dreaming a strange yet taboo fantasy, curiosity about his absent father and estranged mother leads him to fully embrace the role of the ideal husband. However, upon returning to the present, Shing discovers a world altered inexplicably. Suspecting this isn’t just a dream, he realises that every action in this alternate timeline has far-reaching consequences on reality. As he re-enters the dream, hilarity ensues from the awkwardness of his situation, but he also gains profound insights into his parents’ relationship.
Following works such as The Bucket, One Compensation for the Last, Final Call: 929G, and Vacant Possession, the emerging Hong Kong playwright Jim Hui presents a new collaboration with Chung Ying Theatre Company. With Chung Ying’s signature sense of humour, this latest piece delves into familial regrets with wit and poignancy.
Presented in Cantonese
Chung Ying Theatre Company: The Insane Asylum Next to Heaven【Early Bird】
The Closest Place to Heaven
In a world where civilisation spawns and madness constructs, French philosopher Michel Foucault famously argued in Madness and Civilization that madness is not a natural, unchanging thing— it depends on the society in which it exists. If “madness” is merely a socially imposed label indicating disorder, who decides what is normal and what is insane?
In this asylum, a play unfolds. Four so-called “inmates”: A, perpetually ignored; B, a timid person; C, kindhearted yet unsophisticated; and D, always ready with a well-rehearsed quip. All are labelled as mad and confined within these walls. In their world of make-believe, a host of offbeat characters take centre stage: Deputy E, thrown into a fit of despair when meetings are cancelled; student F, driven to madness by the pressure of exams; and lawyer G, whose chatter with the tall tales in English.
When the characters are exposed to this maddening world, absurdity ensues. While it sparks great laughter, it also reveals their deep loneliness.
Yu Rongjun—one of China’s foremost contemporary playwrights—this work is a testament to his prolific career. With countless plays staged at world-renowned theatres and a litany of accolades such as the Golden Lion Drama Award for Playwriting, the National Theatre Festival’s Outstanding Playwriting Award, the Lao She Youth Theater Awards, and the Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theatre’s Outstanding Social Achievement Award. The Insane Asylum Next to Heaven debuted in 2001, stunned the theatrical circles with its absurd wit and biting satire of modern civilisation. The play continues to captivate and resonate even today.
Presented in Cantonese
Chung Ying Theatre Company: The Play That Goes Wrong (Kwai Tsing Theatre)【Early Bird】
Today, Everything is Wrong!
Expect the unexpected! The Play That Goes Wrong, the classic slapstick comedy on Broadway that toured 35 countries and won numerous theatre awards, including the prestigious Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Play and Britain's WhatsOnStage and Olivier Awards for Best New Comedy, is coming to Hong Kong.
An amateur theatre troupe steps in at the last minute to perform a 1920s-style murder suspense, The Murder at Haversham Manor. Chris, the troupe's leader, is also the lead actor, director, set designer, costume designer, prop master, ticketing officer, publicity manager, sound director, and action director. With everything set to go, all troupe members are determined to use this production as their big break! However, the show is doomed to go "wrong" from the start, with one mishap leading to another. The set collapses, technical issues abound, relationships muddled, lines are missed, cues are flubbed, and props go awry. Everything that can go wrong, does go HORRIBLY wrong! In the midst of the chaos, the audience witnesses a theatrical disaster turned comedy masterpiece. In the face of shattered dreams, the show must go on. Can they turn their failures into success?
Presented in Cantonese
Chung Ying Theatre Company: The Play That Goes Wrong (Yuen Long Theatre)【Early Bird】
Today, Everything is Wrong!
Expect the unexpected! The Play That Goes Wrong, the classic slapstick comedy on Broadway that toured 35 countries and won numerous theatre awards, including the prestigious Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Play and Britain's WhatsOnStage and Olivier Awards for Best New Comedy, is coming to Hong Kong.
An amateur theatre troupe steps in at the last minute to perform a 1920s-style murder suspense, The Murder at Haversham Manor. Chris, the troupe's leader, is also the lead actor, director, set designer, costume designer, prop master, ticketing officer, publicity manager, sound director, and action director. With everything set to go, all troupe members are determined to use this production as their big break! However, the show is doomed to go "wrong" from the start, with one mishap leading to another. The set collapses, technical issues abound, relationships muddled, lines are missed, cues are flubbed, and props go awry. Everything that can go wrong, does go HORRIBLY wrong! In the midst of the chaos, the audience witnesses a theatrical disaster turned comedy masterpiece. In the face of shattered dreams, the show must go on. Can they turn their failures into success?
Presented in Cantonese
Chung Ying Theatre Company: Merrily We Roll Along【Early Bird】
Our Joy was Real
Life is a ceaselessly flowing river. As we admire the scenery, we, too, become part of the view. The course of a river is shaped by every twist and turn. Similarly, each choice we made— big or small—often moulds our futures without us realising it. What if the river could flow backwards, retracing its bends and twists to its origin? Would you still recognise yourself?
Composed and written by the musical legend Stephen Sondheim, Merrily We Roll Along debuted in 1981. Over the years, the musical has been reinterpreted in various theatres, earning accolades, including the Olivier Award and Tony Award . Timeless classics like Not a Day Goes By and Old Friends have become enduring anthems of musical theatre.
The story begins at a celebration party. Franklin Shepard, Mary Flynn, and Charley Kringas, once inseparable friends, now find themselves in vastly different circumstances. Pursuing fame and fortune consumes one, one drinks away their sorrows, and one is conspicuously absent. The story takes us back 20 years, revealing them as passionate, struggling artists eager to make their mark on the musical theatre world. Over time, life leads them astray—once a talented musician, Franklin abandons his gifts and friendships in pursuit of societal validation. Through the backward unravelling of success and disillusionment, the story pieces together fragments of passion and idealism, slowly rediscovering the spark of their early dreams.
Presented in Cantonese